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ALLENBY, Gen. EDMUND (1861-1936). Photograph signed ("Allenby F.M."), n.p., n.d. [circa 1917]. 116 x 163 mm. (4 9/16 x 6 7/16 in.), including margins, verso with light staining (from tape removal?). A photograph depicting General Allenby at the Jaffa Gate (caption from negative reads: "General Allenby enters Jerusalem 11.12.17), after his British forces had driven out the Turks, signed on the lower margin: "Allenby F.M." Very rare. "This photograph records one of the most cherished moments for both Jews and Christians in the history of the Holy Land. This may be the only copy that Allenby signed. The print was made directly from the negative and bears the stamp of the Imperial War Museum"--W.M.